, most of us have at least one bad habit. Runners tend to eat a healthier diet than your average crisp-munching couch potato but we are also more prone to food fetishes and disordered eating. We spoke to a range of runners from across the age and ability
. "I might have to pee during the race."Think you'll be the first? Any time a group of hydrated, nervous people gather, nature will call. It's a fact of life. Be discreet and no one will notice your pit stop."I'm eating the wrong food before my race
and both faster and farther.STRATEGY 1: Start keeping a food diary – todayAs much as you may dread doing this, research consistently shows that people who keep a record of what they eat lose more weight, and keep it off longer, than those who don’t. Many
no increase in their muscle mass compared to a placebo group. But while most research has failed to support chromium for fat burning or muscle building, the supplement may show promise in another area: Research suggests that this supplement might be useful
Redefine your limits Show your brain what your body can really do Think you consciously decided how fast you were going to run today? Think again. At the University of Cape Town, two groups of cyclists completed time trials in the hot and the cold
UAN:249 Article type:RW+--You may know how to run, but what about the cocktail of spaghetti and sports drinks that puts the tiger in your tank? Here are some of the most frequently-asked questions about food – and how to use it to improve your
to lift people’s spirits. One American study found that men who consumed extra selenium in their diets reported feeling happier at the end of the day than a control group. It’s best to obtain selenium from foods rather than from a supplement
-free foods, they won’t gain weight. Not true. If you put away a whole bag of low-fat pretzels in one sitting, you’re consuming several hundred calories. Sure, most of them come from carbohydrate, but carbohydrate can be stored as fat, too. So can protein
UAN: Article type:++add book link at top++ --This is adapted from the book, Eat Smart, Play Hard, by RW USA Nutrition Editor Liz Applegate. Log on to the Internet, flip through a fitness magazine, or cruise the supplement aisles in a health food
are probably sustaining small muscle fibre stretch injuries. It is quite likely there is no actual tearing going on but the overstretching or overloading to groups of muscle fibres is enough to cause discomfort. Age-related change makes us more susceptible
